Jombang, Aug 18 (ANTARA) - Fire engulfed tens of hectares of teak forest under the management of the state owned forestry company (Perhutani) in Gempol, Jombang district, East Java.

Jakarta, Aug 18 (ANTARA) - The government has been urged not to grant the request of the death-row Bali I bombers Amrozi et al to have them executed on the basis of Islamic syariah (law).

Abdullah bin Abdulaziz chaired the Cabinet's session at Al-SalamPalace here today.

Olympic champion Liu Xiang pulled out of the men's 110m hurdles first round Monday after exacerbating the tendoninjury in his right foot in a training session last week.

Baku, 18 AUGUST,(AzerTAj)Azerbaijani boxer Shahin Imranov won Cuba's Idel Torrientes in the quarterfinal to guarantee another medal for Azerbaijan in the Beijing Olympic Games.

Islamabad, Aug 17 (PTI) Facing an imminent impeachment, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf Monday announced his resignation maintaining that he wanted to avoid the countrybeing put into instabilit

Dhaka, Aug 18 (PTI) Emergency-ruled Bangladesh has constituted a new police intelligence unit to moniter political activities, drawing flak from major parties who termed the move as an attempt to m

Baku, 18 AUGUST,(AzerTAj)The meeting of the Central Election Commission (CEC) presided over by commission`s chairman Mazahir Panahov took place on Monday.

Islamabad, Aug 17 (PTI) Pakistan's triumphant ruling coalition Monday termed President Pervez Musharraf's decision to resign "a victory for democratic forces" as impromptu celebrations by workers o

Baku, 18 AUGUST,(AzerTAj)The situation in the GUAM countries will remain on the agenda of the session of the UN General Assembly slated for September, spokesman to the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaija